New and Little Known South African Solifugce. 



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portion strongly compressed, not turgid below on the outer side. 

 Procurrent portion much longer than the basal enlargement, the 

 anterior bend rather remote from the apex of the jaw and about on 

 a level with the second tooth. Eecurrent portion passing a little 

 distance above the basal enlargement, stout anteriorly, but flattened 

 and thin posteriorly for more than half its length ; from the bend 

 it slightly increases in width up to the commencement of the distal 



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Solpuga lineata, Koch. Fig. 28, right mandible of $ from outer side. Fig. 28a, 

 apex of same mandible from inner side. Fig. 286, apex of mandible of nearly 

 mature or ? specimen. 



S. brevipalpits, n. sp. Fig. 29, apex of mandible of . 



S. nigro-braccata, n. sp. Fig. 30, right mandible of ? from lateral side. 



third, whence it tapers to a long tine point ; the flattened portion 

 feathered along the edges and slightly twisted, so that the upper 

 surface comes to face inwards distally ; the shaft straight, but 

 curving upwards distally. 



Upper jaw of mandibles with the first tooth small or moderately 



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